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20:00It was a great game, but the Sharks come up just short in the 4-3 loss.

18:54The Sharks have used their time out now. Antti Niemi is out of the net for the faceoff in the offensive zone.

18:09Vancouver called time out to rest their defense. It gave the Sharks a chance to formulate a plan on how to get the extra attacker as well.

17:00Dany Healtey just screened a point shot, but Cory Schneider found the puck.

14:51The crowd jumped the ref pretty hard as Joe Thornton was held up behind the net, but they had no influence over the striped shirt.

13:23A puck that seemed to be a double deflection just rang off the post behind Antti Niemi.

8:57Vancouver found the lead again as Alex Burrow banged home a rebound. The video review definitely looked like a high stick put the puck on Niemi and likely should have been whistled dead, but the call did not happen and the goal counted.

6:16A Logan Couture shot moved just along the goal line and just missed being the go-ahead tally. A missed call sent Vancouver on a two-on-one the other way, but Antti Niemi saved the day.

1:43Vancouver just drew the first power play of the period as Marc-Edouard Vlasic hits the sin bin.

2ND20:00Jannik Hansen tied it late in the second for Vancouver, in what has been a five goal second period for the two clubs. After 40 minutes the game is tied 3-3.

15:24Jamal Mayers just gave the Sharks their first lead of the night and big MO is on the Sharks side. Scott Nichol was skating in front for some nice traffic on the tally.

On the next faceoff Tanner Glass and Brandon Mashinter dueled with both players tumbling to the ice.

11:18Jamal Mayers just hit the side of the net and most fans in the lower bowl behind the net thought there was a goal. On the same sequence Joe Thornton drew a penalty, giving the Sharks a chance to score while up a man.

8:41Using a power play, Vancouver took the lead again thanks to a slapshot from Alexander Edler. Former Sharks D-man Christian Ehrhoff picked up an assist.

4:37Douglas Murray just made an excellent play to prevent a breakaway by Henrik Sedin from becoming a goal.

1:20San Jose has come out looking for a quick equalizer.

1ST20:00Sharks down 1-0 after 20. You can see why Vancouver has the best record in the NHL to this point.

18:15Dan Boyle was whistled for high sticking, but he was arguing with the recipient, leading one to believe there was more prior to the stick going up.

14:31Amazing shift by Joe Thornton's line where the puck looked like a yo-yo on the big fellow's stick. No goall, but incredible opportunities.

10:35A fight between Jamal Mayers and Tanner Glass just broke out to the approval of the crowd. Both players had their arms tied up early, but Mayers managed to get loose first and land a few big blows.

6:09After jumping on a Sharks turnover in the defensive zone, the Sedin twins victimized Antti Niemi with a quick pass and shoot that the duo must have been executing since they were kids.

Andrew Desjardins will make his Sharks debut wearing number 69. Not only is Desjardins the first Sharks player to wear the number, he is only the second NHLer to wear it. The first was Mel Angelstad who played briefly for Washington.